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Population (year 2000): 461. Estimated
population in July 2005: 432 (-6.3% change)
Males: 221 (47.9%), Females: 240 (52.1%)
McDonough County
Zip code:
61470
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $36,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $26,900 (year 2000)
Races in Prairie City:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (15.0%), United States
(12.4%), English (5.9%), Welsh (5.6%), Irish (5.2%), Swedish
(3.3%).
Elevation: 667 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Prairie City
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Prairie City village
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 52.3%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 7.1%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-8.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Prairie City:
- MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
MACOMB, IL)
- GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
GALESBURG, IL)
- ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; GALESBURG,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Prairie City:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 55 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 56 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie City:
- MACOMB MUNI (about 15 miles; MACOMB, IL; ID: MQB)
- GALESBURG MUNI (about 22 miles; GALESBURG, IL; ID:
GBG)
- MONMOUTH MUNI (about 23 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; ID:
C66)
Amtrak station near Prairie City:
- 19 miles: MACOMB (120 E. CALHOUN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Prairie City:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MACOMB,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 53 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 63
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
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